0119 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Ive lived on the coast for 53 years and fished the salt at least 50 of them and I cant think of any technique or species specific rods ever......until maybe shimano crapped the idea that they could consume more of our $ and invented butterfly jigging. Nearly every salt rod on the gulfcoast is the same.....a walmart special, white in color, hyperlon grips, 40oz spinner still wearing security zip ties, attached with the 80lb. God's gift to fishing powerpro. 1 Quote
mjseverson24 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Technique specific rods in my boat just means one rod for one technique, like a jerkbait rod, it has a rod, reel and line that will allow me to fish the bait most effectively... same thing for jigs/t-rigs, and spinnerbaits/swimjigs, or punching etc... I honestly dont have an all purpose rod left in my boat. i believe this helps increase efficiency on the water... Mitch Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted March 30, 2014 Super User Posted March 30, 2014 For me, technique specific goes no further than a 6'8" MH, 6'10" M, 7' MH. and a 7'3" H. I can pretty much throw everything that "I" prefer to throw on any of these rods. Not necessarily "technique specific" but more a preference. That being said, I can throw a lipless CB on the 6'8" MH or the 6'10" M and really see no difference. Same thing with a 3/16 oz T-rigged worm. The 7' MH or 7'3" H will both do the job. Maybe I am just an agile, mobile, versatile fish catching machine that doesn't need 32 different rods. I was "told" I did and I believed it, but now I digress. 1 Quote
Brian Needham Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Jb- I don't want you to think this is directed at you because I agree with what you just posted. It is your post brings up an excellent point and I question that I have. all the ardent technique specific non believers all say: "I don't have to fall prey to marketing, all I need is X'x M, X'x mh, X'x H, and a spinning rod" well..... by using four different rods, you ARE using technique specific gear!!! 1 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted March 30, 2014 Super User Posted March 30, 2014 Jb- I don't want you to think this is directed at you because I agree with what you just posted. It is your post brings up an excellent point and I question that I have. all the ardent technique specific non believers all say: "I don't have to fall prey to marketing, all I need is X'x M, X'x mh, X'x H, and a spinning rod" well..... by using four different rods, you ARE using technique specific gear!!! I certainly agree that I use certain rods based on what I want to do. Sometimes though, I'm just not smart enough to figure out what rod to use with what bait so I just tie it on and throw it. Quote
RippinLips4 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 what are rods? i use a beer can and line... Quote
Super User Raul Posted March 30, 2014 Super User Posted March 30, 2014 what are rods? i use a beer can and line...I caught a 30 lb carp with a beer can ( Modelo brand ), line, hook and tortilla for bait. Quote
RippinLips4 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I caught a 30 lb carp with a beer can ( Modelo brand ), line, hook and tortilla for bait. Really haha, never tried using a beer can but seems like a fun thing to try out haha. Quote
FlipnLimits Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I caught a 30 lb carp with a beer can ( Modelo brand ), line, hook and tortilla for bait. You'll catch bigger carp with Tecate, it's specific for carp! My issue with TS rods is that I feel they are of lesser quality than the series they replaced. Shimano's Crucial line in particular. Also the fact that a rod may say "Flipping" on it while I may use it for dropshot. To the manufacturers: DON'T PUT NAMES ON THEM!!!! Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 30, 2014 Super User Posted March 30, 2014 "different powers of course" ?????? Snook, having different powers is what makes it technique specific, no????? take my Dobyns dx 742...... I can throw a weightless senko, shakyhead, or dropshot on it...... but I call it my shakyhead rod..... I don't understand yall's beef with a rod like that. I don't think it does. I may cast a med fast action spinning rod (which most of mine are fast action) for fish up to 10#, I then may take a mh rod with the same specs for targeting fish a bit larger using the same exact lures. I'm not fishing any different technique just using a rod with more power to handle a bigger fish. Bass fishing for example I will use a ml for pond action but in a canal I'll take the same rod in the med version to handle the increased vegetation, I could jump it up to mh if it's really thick. Good chance I'm fishing the same lures in the same manner just changing the power of the rod to handle the conditions. I keep things as simply as I can, I'm fishing the same rod style using a senko, jig, spinner bait, jerkbait, spoons or whatever, only thing that changes is the rod power and length to match the conditions or the species. Quote
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